9 Creative Ways to Work Abs without crunches

Getting down on the floor and completing a bunch of crunches, for me, is not fun. If it’s fun for you – keep up the hard work! If you dislike it as much as I do, but you want to strengthen those ab muscles, try some of these creative ideas. For additional creative ideas about [...]

11 Ways to Make Getting Up in the Morning a little EASIER

Unless there is something exciting to look forward to during the day, I typically struggle with waking up and getting out of bed in the morning. I often dread the day and wish I could sleep “a little longer.” For those of you who are able to jump out of bed on the right side [...]

Ways to Fall Asleep

Many of us struggle with falling asleep when we want to. It’s incredibly frustrating when you trudge through a day completely exhausted, and then when your ready to clock out and get some rest – you can’t. The most common probably preventing people from falling asleep?
Thoughts.
That darn brain. Thinking keeps your brain awake, which in [...]

9 Ways to maintain long-distance friendships

Whether you met in high school, college, or some other time in life – chances are high that distance will come between you and some of your closest and dearest friends. How are we supposed to maintain long-distance friendships? Some people find it difficult enough to maintain friendships with people in the same town.  So [...]

10 Reasons to do Push-Ups

The 100 Push-Up Challenge has become quite popular. I am personally just starting! For a motivator, here are some reasons to do push-ups. This is a great training tool to get you to meet that 100 push-up mark. I’m just starting the program, but I’ll update as soon as I’m done!

1. Muscles. Push-Ups help you [...]

15 Reasons NOT to shave your head

It was a sad day in my life when George Carlin passed away. Yes, he was a crazy drug user in his days and (in his words) he was old as f@#%. I enjoyed his humor, and even though his schtick was negative, vulgar, and downright mean, It’s hilarious. It makes me laugh. And laughter [...]

20 Creative Ways to get Exercise

In my last post, I made a list of 7 Simples Ways to Lose a little Weight, and one of the list items included “Get Creative.” Adding movement and activity in small ways can add up to some extra exercise to help us lose a little weight or stay healthy. Exercise doesn’t always have to [...]

7 Simple ways to lose a little weight

I’m not in shape. I’m overweight. So if you are, too, I know how you feel! What are some simple ways we can start losing a little weight?
1. No quick-fixes. Although tempting, forget about purchasing diet pills and drinks. There are so many reasons NOT to purchase those. I admit that I’ve been a sucker [...]

13 Ways to Cheer Up

13 Ways to Cheer Up
If you’re like most people, you experience moments of feeling down, depressed, or blue. First of all, it’s okay to feel that way. We all do sometimes. Some of us may feel down more often than others, and that’s okay too. If you’re experiences are preventing you from functioning in your [...]